Macarons and Petit Fours Pile

Round macarons and square petit fours are packed together so no background shows through anywhere in the frame. The macarons come in every shade, orange, magenta with polka dots, green with a drizzle, yellow, teal, lavender, each with a ruffled foot and a pale cream filling. Between them sit iced petit four squares topped with tiny sugar flowers, chocolate squares striped with icing, and swirled meringue kisses in pink and lilac. A scattering of piped whipped-cream peaks and fruit-topped tarts fills whatever gaps remain. The palette is a candy-shop mix of pastel and jewel tones, every treat drawn with a clean outline and a slight sheen, like a bakery case tipped on its side. With so many similarly shaped rounds and squares crowded together, a solver will end up matching each treat by its icing color and topping to find its place.